Re: Eating in a restaraunt

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Depends on your function level.

I always make a point to ask for water w/ no ice, "and bring a big one or bring two or bring a pitcher if you don't want to spend the night running back and forth refilling it" -- that way the waitress knows that you'll be needing LOTS of water.

If you're having a "not much goes through" kind of day, I would order soup and try to eat around any chunks in it.

Absolutely stay away from anything that is a big problem for you -- for me it's bread, pasta, rice, and meat. If you're at a place that serves breakfast all day, you can order eggs or oatmeal if those go down well for you. (Oatmeal, cream of wheat, and cream of broccoli soup were what I lived on for two years or so.)

If you're w/ close family/friends, you can tell them what's going on and let them be your eyes and ears. When my water runs low, I can give my hubby that "look" and he calls over the waitress for more water. If I need something like an extra napkin, I'll ask hubby to ask for it the next time the waitress is nearby, just in case I can't talk when she's in the vicinity.

If you're not comfortable telling your dining mates the situation, you can try to eat beforehand and then just "go through the motions" w/o really eating much. "Oh, I'm really not that hungry tonight."

If you can regurge at will (some can, some can't -- I don't understand why I have good "reverse peristalsis" if I try to gurge something up, but I can't get good forward peristalsis going!), you can just eat until you get to that "nothing more fits" stage, then excuse yourself to go to the bathroom and empty it out in the toilet.

Those are some of the things I do / have done. Hope that helps!Debbi

Eating in a restaraunt

What's the best way to deal with eating out?Pete from Boston(actually from the back wood of Maine originally!)

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I remember a past post from a year or so

ago. Someone was discussing opening up a restaurant especially for Achalasics, where there would be a silver bucket at every

table???

I don’t remember who posted that,

but I always liked that idea!

Debbi’s ideas are pretty much the norm around here. We’ve also

discussed having business cards printed up to slip discreetly to the

waiter/waitress to let them know that you will be needing lots of water (some

need cold, some need room temperature, and some need carbonated). I also find that even though I prefer a

quieter restaurant, that a noisy restaurant is better because then I can hide the

unusual/embarrassing little noises that my esophagus comes up with.

Welcome to the group Pete, and you too Jes. I’m glad your surgery went so well for you. I

had surgery in May of 2002 and am still doing very well, I just need to drink lot’s of water to push the food through, and then it’s

usually followed by “the gurgles”.

(BTW Deb…I saw the info you posted

on MS and vitamin D, it just kinda jumped out at me.

Thanks for posting that.) ;-)

Sandi in No CA

Holt-

Re: Eating in

a restaraunt

Depends

on your function level.

I

always make a point to ask for water w/ no ice, " and bring a big one or

bring two or bring a pitcher if you don't want to spend the night running back

and forth refilling it " -- that way the waitress knows that you'll be

needing LOTS of water.

If

you're having a " not much goes through " kind of day, I would

order soup and try to eat around any chunks in it.

Absolutely

stay away from anything that is a big problem for you -- for me it's bread,

pasta, rice, and meat. If you're at a place that serves breakfast all

day, you can order eggs or oatmeal if those go down well for you.

(Oatmeal, cream of wheat, and cream of broccoli soup were what I lived on for

two years or so.)

If

you're w/ close family/friends, you can tell them what's going on and let them

be your eyes and ears. When my water runs low, I can give my hubby that

" look " and he calls over the waitress for more water. If I need

something like an extra napkin, I'll ask hubby to ask for it the next time the

waitress is nearby, just in case I can't talk when she's in the vicinity.

If

you're not comfortable telling your dining mates the situation, you can try to

eat beforehand and then just " go through the motions " w/o really eating

much. " Oh, I'm really not that hungry tonight. "

If

you can regurge at will (some can, some can't -- I don't understand why I have

good " reverse peristalsis " if I try to gurge something up, but I

can't get good forward peristalsis going!), you can just eat until you get to

that " nothing more fits " stage, then excuse yourself to go to the

bathroom and empty it out in the toilet.

Those

are some of the things I do / have done. Hope that helps!

Debbi

Eating in a restaraunt

What's the best way to deal with eating out?

Pete from Boston

(actually from the back wood of Maine originally!)

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[Guest guest]

> Depends on your function level.

>

> I always make a point to ask for water w/ no ice, " and bring a big

one or bring two or bring a pitcher if you don't want to spend the

night running back and forth refilling it " -- that way the waitress

knows that you'll be needing LOTS of water.

>

>

> Debbi

>

OMG Debbi,

I can't believe this actually works for someone else as

well. That is the only thing that works for me room temp water lots

of it and my nifedipine. I always ask for 2 or a pitcher.

Shelli

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> OMG Debbi,

> I can't believe this actually works for someone else as

> well. That is the only thing that works for me room temp water lots

> of it and my nifedipine. I always ask for 2 or a pitcher.

> Shelli

You're lucky that you can do the nifedipine too -- I used it for a while,

but taking a 4-6 hour nap (to sleep off the rebound headache) after each

meal isn't feasible in the long term, unfortunately. And between my job

and my preschooler, I really *deserve* a nap each day! LOL

Debbi